Comic books in 'Books'

1st printing. By Jason Powell. Foreword by Geoff Klock. An appreciation and overview of Chris Claremont's 17-year run on Uncanny X-Men. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 296 pages, Text. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Thi Bui.

The Best We Could Do explores the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child. Thi Bui documents her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s and the diffiulties they faced building new lives for themselves in America. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, The Best We Could Do examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home, providing inspiration to all who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 344 pages, 2C.

Cover price $17.99.

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2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Thi Bui.

Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Thi Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.

At the heart of Bui's story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent - the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 344 pages, 2C.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

By Darrell W Moore.

Featuring comprehensive analysis of many many of the most terrifying and beloved movies of the horror genre, including The Howling, Rosemary's Baby, The Black Cat, King Kong, Dracula, Scanners, Alien, Cat People, The Shining, Halloween, An American Werewolf in London, and many more!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color.

No Dust Jacket - 1st printing.

By Darrell W Moore.

Featuring comprehensive analysis of many many of the most terrifying and beloved movies of the horror genre, including The Howling, Rosemary's Baby, The Black Cat, King Kong, Dracula, Scanners, Alien, Cat People, The Shining, Halloween, An American Werewolf in London, and many more!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color.

1st printing.

By Darrell W Moore.

Featuring comprehensive analysis of many many of the most terrifying and beloved movies of the horror genre, including The Howling, Rosemary's Baby, The Black Cat, King Kong, Dracula, Scanners, Alien, Cat People, The Shining, Halloween, An American Werewolf in London, and many more!

Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color.

Private Notes : 1st printing

1st printing. Perhaps you've tried to fight it, but now you've been BESTED BY THE DEVIL! A hellish collection of foul and fetid females born of the races of demons and devils and brought to you with loving care by artist extraordinaire Mike Hoffman. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

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"The Devil to Pay" written by Ellery Queen. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 132 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.65

1st Printing - 1930. "The Mysterious Mr. Quinn" written by Agatha Christie. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing.

By Tori Rodriguez and Ronald Charles Brem.

When the documentary Bettie Page Reveals All was released in 2013, it would have been easy to assume we would never again hear directly from the adored icon. Fortunately for Bettie's fans worldwide, a bounty of unreleased Bettie material awaits. For years boxes and file folders of Bettie mementoes have been gathering dust in the closets of Bettie's nephew's house. Ron Brem, a musician living in Bakersfield, California, is the only child of Bettie's beloved sister, Goldie Jane Page.

In the years before her death, Goldie carefully curated heaps of incredible family photos, the bulk of which feature Bettie as either the sole subject or part of the shot. None of these hundreds of photos has ever been published until now. Goldie also saved approximately 29 letters from Bettie spanning the years 1949 to 2000, which tell the unknown story of Bettie's "lost years" following her retirement from modeling in 1957.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $27.95.

1st printing.

Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge from Riverdale show off their best outfits in this hilarious mix-and-match format! Betty and Veronica are all mixed-up in this fun new book that uses three-panel pages to create hilarious combinations from head to toe! Mix and match faces, bodies, and footwear in more than 100 different combinations to build fashionable new looks and stories. Get ready, Riverdale.

Here comes some fantastic fun!

Hardcover, 11-in. x 9-in., 12 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

By Susan Wilking Horan and Kristi ing Spencer. Foreword by Zac Psen.

If there's one thing Betty Boop knows, it's how to make a lasting impression.

For more than 80 years, the glamorous international icon has sung, sashayed, and "Boop-Oop-a-Dooped" past rules and conventions, unafraid to take risks or set trends, and proving time after time that she can do anything she sets her mind to! Here the authors take ten empowering and universally inspiring themes pulled directly from the classic Fleischer Studios Betty Boop cartoons and demonstrate why they're more relevant than ever in today's world by blending them with modern images and timeless wisdom and advice.

Hardcover, 108 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Complete with dust jacket. By Kathryn Heisenfelt. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 254 pages, Text, with B&W illustrations.

No Dust Jacket - 1st printing. By Kathryn Heisenfelt. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 254 pages, Text, with B&W illustrations.

1963. Whitman 1572. Written by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Al Andersen and Arnie Kohn. Novelization based on the television series. Illustrated endpapers and occasional illustrations within text. Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. 5.75" x 7.75". 212 pages.

Add to cart Near Mint $11.00

1st printing. By Julie D. O'Reilly. Starting in 1996, U.S. television saw an influx of super human female characters who could materialize objects like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, defeat evil like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and have premonitions like Charmed Phoebe. The extraordinary abilities of these women showed resistance to traditional gender roles while the super women experienced infringements on their abilities in ways super powered men did not. As a result, superpowers become a narrative technique to diminish these characters, a technique that began with television's first super powered woman, Samantha (of Bewitched). The television superwomen have endured as a metaphor for women trying to "have it all," as their travails parallel those of their off-screen counterparts. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 250 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. By Herbie J. Pilato. The Bewitched Book is the cosmic companion to TV's most magical supernatural situation comedy. Contains entertaining and thorough analysis of the show's appeal and includes interviews with the enchanting Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, and Dick York. Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 308 pages, Text (with B&W photos from the show). Cover price $14.00.

1st printing. By David Pierce. For almost fifty years the beloved 1960s sitcom Bewitched has been enchanting television audiences. Within these pages you will learn everything about America's favorite witch, Samantha Stephens, her dreary mortal husband, Durwood, er, Darrin, and the grand host of witches, warlocks, and marvelous mortals who accompanied them on their journey from newlyweds to the parents of a little witch and warlock of their own. Each of the 254 episodes are described in humorous detail and reviewed by one of the biggest fans of the show, David Pierce. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 732 pages, Text (with B&W photos from the show). Cover price $49.95.

1970. Whitman 1572. Written by William Johnston and cover illustrated by Ben Otero. Novelization based on the television series. Illustrated endpapers. Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. 5.25" x 7.75". 212 pages.

1st printing. By Andy Mangels. At last an X-FILES book that tells you about ALL of the show's incredible actors. Episode by episode, for the first four seasons, BEYOND MULDER AND SCULLY takes you through every plot and introduces you to the guest actors who make the show so chilling yet so believable. The book includes 31 actor interviews and over 100 actor profiles. Softcover, 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. Written by Allan Graves. Fine artists are increasingly practicing the art of tattoo while tattoo artists are exercising their skills beyond skin; both are taking the visceral aesthetic of the tattoo underworld with them to create some astounding art pieces. A new art movement in its own right, this fantastic collection of amazing, visceral imagery will appeal to anyone into the contemporary art scene! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

Moody Giants #49 - 1st printing.

By Phyllis Primmer.

Here in bold strokes is a sketch of a hardy immigrant band - existing for sixteen storm-tossed weeks in the crowded hold of a wooden schooner, plodding to reach their homestead grants in the wilderness, struggling for survival those crucial first winters and becoming bound together by their losses and their separateness.

Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $0.95.

1st printing. By Robert E. Howard. The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard presents all of Howard's work from such classic, pulp-era magazines as Weird Tales and Strange Tales, meticulously restored to its original texts. Featuring such iconic fantasy characters as Bran mac Morn, King Kull, and Solomon Kane, these works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous character of all - Conan the Cimmerian - and ably demonstrate that each of Howard's stories improved and added to his formidable skills as a master of fantasy and adventure. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., Text Only. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing.

Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by Roy G. Krenkel. Frontispiece by Mark Schultz. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Preface by Christopher Paul Carey. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo.

When Nazi warplanes blast an American fighter pilot out of the sky, he awakens not in the expected afterlife but on a far-flung planet - one of eleven interconnected worlds hurtling around a strangely constructed star system.

On Poloda, he earns a new name - Tangor, one who came from nothing-and a new home among the brave people of Unis, a nation locked in perpetual war against the brutish, totalitarian Kapars. But when news comes of a powerful invention that could turn the tides of the conflict, Tangor must undertake a daring undercover mission behind enemy lines. There, in vile Kapara, he will not only risk life and limb, but also brand himself as a traitor in the eyes of his newfound friends, as he continues his fight for freedom beyond the farthest star!

What has been unknown to readers is that the 1941 Blue Book magazine publication comprising Part I of Beyond the Farthest Star was heavily edited, with a substantial number of line edits on almost every page and several lengthy and meaningful passages-some more than a page long-excised throughout. That altered and abridged text was used as the basis for all book editions of the novel-until now. We are pleased to announce that we have gone back to Edgar Rice Burroughs' original typescript restoring the author's preferred text of the novel. Beyond the Farthest Star: Restored Edition features a newly commissioned frontispiece by renowned artist Mark Schultz; classic interior illustrations by Roy G. Krenkel; an introduction by noted science fiction author Paul Di Filippo; a preface by ERB, Inc.

Director of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey discussing the restorations to the text; maps of the planet Poloda and the Omos star system; a diagram of the Unisan alphabet and numbers; and an extensive section of rare and previously unpublished bonus materials mined from the archives of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 218 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $34.95.

1st printing.

Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by Roy G. Krenkel. Frontispiece by Mark Schultz. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Preface by Christopher Paul Carey. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo.

When Nazi warplanes blast an American fighter pilot out of the sky, he awakens not in the expected afterlife but on a far-flung planet - one of eleven interconnected worlds hurtling around a strangely constructed star system.

On Poloda, he earns a new name - Tangor, one who came from nothing-and a new home among the brave people of Unis, a nation locked in perpetual war against the brutish, totalitarian Kapars. But when news comes of a powerful invention that could turn the tides of the conflict, Tangor must undertake a daring undercover mission behind enemy lines. There, in vile Kapara, he will not only risk life and limb, but also brand himself as a traitor in the eyes of his newfound friends, as he continues his fight for freedom beyond the farthest star!

What has been unknown to readers is that the 1941 Blue Book magazine publication comprising Part I of Beyond the Farthest Star was heavily edited, with a substantial number of line edits on almost every page and several lengthy and meaningful passages-some more than a page long-excised throughout. That altered and abridged text was used as the basis for all book editions of the novel-until now. We are pleased to announce that we have gone back to Edgar Rice Burroughs' original typescript restoring the author's preferred text of the novel. Beyond the Farthest Star: Restored Edition features a newly commissioned frontispiece by renowned artist Mark Schultz; classic interior illustrations by Roy G. Krenkel; an introduction by noted science fiction author Paul Di Filippo; a preface by ERB, Inc.

Director of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey discussing the restorations to the text; maps of the planet Poloda and the Omos star system; a diagram of the Unisan alphabet and numbers; and an extensive section of rare and previously unpublished bonus materials mined from the archives of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 218 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Good $37.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

First Edition - 1935. Written by William James Stamper. A self-published collection of sixteen short stories about Marines in their far-flung stations, filled with mystery, adventure, and the lure of foreign countries as experienced and narrated by a Marine officer on duty beyond the seas. Softcover in publisher's manila wrappers with titles stamped in black. 6" x 9", 215 pages, text

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Nixie's Song!" Written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Art by Tony DiTerlizzi. The Spiderwick Chronicles leave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south for some fiendish faerie fun in the hot Florida sun. Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem - the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing variety - and it's up to Nick; his stepsister, Laurie; and his big brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick Chronicles) to figure out the best way to stop a host of rampaging giants before all of Florida goes up in smoke. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 174 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Nixie's Song!" Written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Art by Tony DiTerlizzi. The Spiderwick Chronicles leave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south for some fiendish faerie fun in the hot Florida sun. Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem - the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing variety - and it's up to Nick; his stepsister, Laurie; and his big brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick Chronicles) to figure out the best way to stop a host of rampaging giants before all of Florida goes up in smoke. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 174 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $10.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "A Giant Problem!" Written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Art by Tony DiTerlizzi. Talk about out of the frying pan, into the fire! I was pretty sure that my freaky stepsister and that freaky field guide of hers would ruin my life. But now it looks like they're going to ruin all of Florida, too! Okay, maybe that's not fair. Maybe all these stupid giants would be waking up anyway, but if it wasn't for her and that book, I'd be home playing video games and this would be someone else's giant problem! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 174 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.99.